Expected duration
6 months
Duties and Responsibilities
The intern’s responsibilities will mainly focus on administrative and data analysis support for the DMS team to successfully manage incoming and outgoing documentation workload. Within limits of delegated authority and under the general supervision of the Chief of the Section, the incumbent will be responsible for the following duties: • Analyzes the datasets and creates trends for further analysis. Reviews big data sets for anomalies, frequent errors for data cleaning exercises. • Assists with the collection and analysis of data as well as preparation of data presentations and reports for information sharing, periodic reporting, responding to queries, knowledge management, planning and decision making. • Provides general office support services to help ensure the smooth functioning of an organizational unit. • Uses standard MS tools to produce a variety of routine correspondence, reports, tables, charts, graphs, etc., in accordance with institutional standards and team needs. • Performs a variety of administrative tasks, centered in organization, research, and periodic monitoring. • Proofreads written products for completeness and grammatical and typographical accuracy. • Engaging in continuous communication with stakeholders to gather accurate and timely information necessary for careful planning of documentation workflow. • Maintains calendar/schedules; monitors change and communicates relevant information to appropriate staff inside and outside the immediate work unit. • Performs basic data entry and extraction functions. • Checks accuracy of simple calculations, data, etc.
Qualifications/special skills
No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship. No working experience is required to apply for the United Nations Internship Programme. Your training, education, advance course work or skills should benefit the United Nations during your internship. Candidates will be assessed based on their Candidate Profile. Individual interviews and/or tests may be conducted for further assessment.
Languages
English and French are the working languages of the UN Secretariat. For this position, fluency (oral and written) in English is required. Knowledge of another UN official language is an advantage.
Additional Information
Not available.
Intern Specific text
Interns are not financially remunerated by the United Nations. Costs and arrangements for travel, visas, accommodation and living expenses are the responsibility of interns or their sponsoring institutions. Interns who are not citizens or permanent residents of the country where the internship is undertaken, may be required to obtain the appropriate visa and work/employment authorization. Successful candidates should discuss their specific visa requirements before accepting the internship offer.
No Fee
THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CHARGE A FEE AT ANY STAGE OF THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS (APPLICATION, INTERVIEW MEETING, PROCESSING, OR TRAINING). THE UNITED NATIONS DOES NOT CONCERN ITSELF WITH INFORMATION ON APPLICANTS’ BANK ACCOUNTS.
